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Best Birding Spots in Ada County, Idaho

Blacks Creek Reservoir leads Ada County's birding spots with 228 species reported, best in fall. 120 spots in the county have enough data to rank.

Species counts are birds reported at least three times in that season at that spot, 2016–2025. Busy spots list more species simply because more people look, so compare the checklist counts. Spot names come from public map data and hotspot listings.

Spot	Species	Checklists	Winter	Spring	Summer	Fall
Blacks Creek Reservoir	228	3,935	78	184	178	194
Indian Creek Reservoir Access Site	167	1,086	47	147	113	107
Hyatt Hidden Lakes Reserve	155	2,507	84	122	85	103
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (Swan Falls)	154	825	74	128	81	89
Lydle Gulch	152	1,368	48	118	96	112
Hubbard Reservoir	147	682	47	115	90	90
Kathryn Albertson Park	145	3,927	82	112	72	103
Eagle Island State Park	143	1,077	82	106	80	91
Lucky Peak State Park	142	1,311	64	111	76	83
Hulls Gulch Reserve	140	2,292	71	121	72	80
Barber Pool	133	1,099	67	108	82	80
Boise Cascade Lake	129	1,168	63	94	72	72
Barber Park	127	1,607	79	99	66	78
Boise River Wildlife Management Area	121	733	0	46	96	106
Sandy Point Beach	114	763	57	98	56	60
Greenbelt Se	114	582	66	94	72	61
Military Reserve	105	481	38	89	58	40
Marianne Williams Park	104	447	53	80	62	51
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (northwest 2)	104	260	39	85	49	40
Aldape Summit	101	210	15	79	73	40
Dallas Harris Memorial Trail	97	301	55	64	44	42
Garden City Greenbelt - Nature Trail	91	219	58	58	50	38
Hulls Gulch Reserve (east)	90	441	46	69	47	50
Veteran's Memorial State Park	89	372	63	55	44	42
Hulls Gulch Reserve (Highlands)	87	394	39	81	50	43
Willow Lane Athletic Complex	82	231	58	55	28	34
Greenbelt Se (South Boise (historical))	82	205	50	56	44	32
Eagle Greenbelt	82	133	60	56	34	50
Lydle Gulch (Sandy Point Beach)	82	119	18	65	52	32
Boise Front Area of Critical Environmental Concern	81	154	8	62	47	10
Avimor	79	219	34	66	41	33
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (northwest)	78	571	25	71	44	22
River Park and Walking Path	78	139	39	49	45	45
Barclay Bay Picnic Area	77	120	10	56	39	32
Victory Wetland	73	542	38	47	44	47
Ann Morrison Memorial Park	71	210	44	39	21	40
State of Idaho	67	192	30	49	42	31
Facts Trail	66	60	46	53	14	34
Idaho Department of Lands (Dry Creek)	66	52	31	53	26	17
MK Nature Center	65	410	37	44	32	31
Ann Morrison Memorial Park (Boise)	65	180	49	35	28	20
Veterans Memorial Park (Boise Cascade Lake)	65	103	52	25	6	21
Parkcenter Park	64	325	38	49	29	32
Veterans Memorial Park	64	105	36	44	29	32
Riverside Park	62	114	40	40	26	13
Bernardine Quinn Riverside Park	62	102	33	36	35	30
Morley Nelson Snake River Birds of Prey National Conservation Area (northwest 4)	61	59	19	55	16	9
Bonneville Monument Park	60	203	8	41	27	6
Boise Cascade Lake (Crane Creek)	60	161	54	22	0	9
Molenaar Diamond Park Site	60	138	31	45	23	29